Institutio Oratoria, Vol. III

BOOK VII . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Preface.—Chapter 1: Arrangement.—Chapter 2: Conjecture.—Chapter 3: Definition.—Chapter 4: Quality.—Chapter 5: Points of law.—Chapter 6: The letter of the law and intention.—Chapter 7: Contradictory laws.—Chapter 8: Syllogism.—Chapter 9: Ambiguity.—Chapter 10: Relation of various status or bases. Each case must be considered on its merits. Rules not possible for every case.

BOOK VIII . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177

Preface.—Chapter 1: Style.—Chapter 2: Propriety of words.—Chapter 3: Stylistic ornament; merits and faults.—Chapter 4: Amplification and diminution.—Chapter 5: General reflections and their value in oratory.—Chapter 6: Tropes.

BOOK IX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349

Chapter 1: Figures of thought and of speech.—Chapter 2: Figures of thought considered in detail.—Chapter 3: Figures of speech considered in detail.—Chapter 4: Artistic structure and rhythm; metrical feet and their appropriate employment.